Carlos Marmol

Pick your school with new Dan Haren, the right-handed pitcher the Cubs are reportedly about to acquire from the Marlins. If you’re old school, then you like the idea that Haren’s 3.42 ERA is his best in four seasons. If you’re new school, you blanch at his 4.57 Fielder Independent Pitching, tied for the worst of his 13-year career. But hey, he’s not Dallas Beeler and he didn’t cost the Cubs much, and that was the point. Cubs president Theo Epstein said he would look at all possibilities at the trade deadline, from a small rental to a bigger deal that would return players under control for several years. That bigger deal might still be out there...

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